Cover-fastening device for paper pails



July 17, 1923. 1.462.153

G. w. SWIFT, JR

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Application filed September 8,1921. Serial No. 499,266.

T 0 all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, Gnonen IV. Swm'r, Jr., a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Bordentown, county of Burlington, State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cover- Fastening Devices for I Paper Pails, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple and effective fastening devicefor the cover flaps of paper pails, such as are commonly formed from folded blanks and are used for containing oysters, ice cream and other articles.

The present invention comprises a paper pail or container having a carrying bail or handle and one or more closing flaps and a fastening device mounted upon the outer closing fiap in position to engage the bail or handle for securing the flap in closed position. The fastening device is preferably in the formof a tongue-of thin metal secured to the closing flap and formed with a hook in its free end to engage the bail or.

handle. The bail or handle is preferably formed of wire bent to the desired shape and having a slight crook or bend in its arm adjacent to the point of engagement of the fastening tongue so as to prevent the fastening tongue from riding up on the bail. Incidental to the main purpose of fastening the closing flap in closed position, the improved fastening device retains the bail or handle in raised operative position.

The fastening device is readily moved into engaged or disengaged position.

In order that the invention may be fully understood, it will first be described with reference to the accompanying drawing and afterward pointed out more specifically in the annexed claims. In said drawing Figure l is a perspective view of a paper pail provided with the improved cover-fastening device, the cover being closed.

Figure 2 is a similar view showing the cover flaps in opened position.

Figure 3 is a detail sectional view showing the fastening tongue in engagement with the raised bail or handle.

F igures, 5, 6 and 7 are detail views of modified forms of fastening tongues.

In illustrating the improved fastening device for cover flaps of paper pails, I have shown a well known form of pail or container made from a folded paper blank, but it will, of course, be understood that the specific form of pail or vessel is not essential to my invention. .The vessel shown has two end walls of which one is indicated at l and two side walls of which one is indicated at 2. The side walls have overlapping triangular corner folds 2* and 2 which are secured by means of the hook I ends 5 of the wire bail orhandle 5. The pail or vessel is also provided with upstanding inner closing flaps 6 and outer closing flaps Secured to'one of the outer closing flaps 7 by any suitable means is a fastening tongue of thin sheet metal indicated at 1Q, which is formed with a hook 11. This tongue 10 is shownsecured to the flap 7 by means of integral prongs or points 12 out from the tongue '10 and penetrating the flap 7 and bent over into, engagement therewith.

into closed position upon the pail or vessel and the bail or handle 5 raised into upright position when the hook 11 of tongue The closing flaps 6 and 7' are folded over 10 can be engaged with one arm of the bail or handle for holding the cover flaps closed. The engaged arm of the bail or handle is preferably formed with a slight crook or bent portion 5 toprevent the hook 11 riding upwardly on the bail or handle.

The hook 11 may be variously shaped,

as shown in the several figures of the drawing. In Figure 4, hook 11 is formed with a deeper curved recess and in Figure 5, the hook 11 is further provided with retaining finger 11. In Figures 6 and 7, the hooks ll and 11 are formed with. fingers which entirely close the hook recesses so that'the fastening tongue will be engaged with the bail or handle by bending the engaging fingers into and out of opened positlon. I claim I 1. A pail or vessel having a bail or hane dle, a closing flap, and a flap securing device arrangedto engage the bail or handle.

- 2. A paper pail or vessel, having a bail or handle and a closing flap, and a flapsecuring device mounted upon the flap and adapted to interlock with the bail or handle. 3. A paper pail or vessel formed with side walls and upstanding closing flaps, a bail or handle and a fastening hook secured to one of the closing flaps in position to engage the bail or handle. I

4. A paper pail or vessel formed with upstanding closing flaps, a bail or handle pivotally mounted upon said pail O1 veseel secured therein and formed with a fastenand a tongue of sheet metal secured to one 10 ing crook O1 bend, and a hook secured to one of said closing flaps and formed with a of the closing flaps in position to engage the hook which is arranged to engage the bail 5 bail or handle adjacent to said crook or or handle for securing the flaps in closed bend. position.

5. A paper pail or vessel having upstanding closing flaps, a carrying bail or handle GEORGE W. SWIFT, J12. 

